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Thank you very much for your comment, to get the footage while shooting i actually hold the GoPro in my front hand along with the for-grip of the rifle, I imagine it would be quite a funny sight to see 😂

Thanks for the tip mate! I’ll be heading back there in a couple of months so that’s certainly on the cards, I had one with me but the thought of putting one there didn’t even cross my mind as the grass is knee high and I saw no game trails. Do you think the grass would constantly set the camera off blowing in the wind? And what makes you think that would be a good spot for a camera?

@@ThePublicScout nah if you put them up High sort of chest height they're pretty good (can't tell how high that grass is) and tbh I dunno I just saw it and Lookes very "gamey" if that makes sense, I'd find it hard to believe there isn't anything around there that isn't passing through, I generally leave my cameras up for a couple of months and then come back for them and see what's around

Sure do mate, they’ve been making up the majority of my diet for a few months now.

Thanks for the feedback, are you watching on a phone? I’m starting to realise that when I edit with headphones on it sounds very different to how it sounds on a phone, I think I’m going to have start editing then proof watching on my phone before uploading.

Thanks for the feedback.

Thanks mate! I do agree, politics will always be the final decider in the future of public land hunting but quite often politics follow culture, the more smart and responsible hunters there are, the more it becomes a normal and respectable pastime. Personally I’ve introduced quite a few of my friends to what we have available through public land and people who wouldn’t have considered it before are starting their journeys into public land hunting. If more and more hunters are booking into the available forest and these forest are well looked after with fewer ferals than surrounding forests that should set us up for political movements that could grant us access to even more public land to utilise and explore. I wouldn’t mind trying to help the cause politically in the future but for now I’m just enjoying what we currently have available.

It’s all on my Patreon mate 👍

​@@ThePublicScout keen to sign up. Which package?

I actually heard something similar too, if that’s the case I might be on to a gold mine! 😂

They used to, price of Goats at the abattoir has dropped again over the last few year so it's not worth the hassle again, but with the price of everything else probably won't be long till people turn back to Goat meat again though and the price will rise

@@rockynrolling6206 good to know, I don’t know why more people don’t eat it, I’ve been having delicious meals from them!

@ThePublicScout certain people do, but I think its still an obscure meat source (and they have a tendency to stink when alive lol) but probably like most obscure meat sources its only a matter of time before it gains in popularity and and numbers like these will dwindle significantly again

@@rockynrolling6206 your not wrong about the smell, I was pretty doubtful that it would taste any good while field dressing my first goats but now I just trust that the smells only skin deep. As for the numbers, they definitely need some thinning and I’m happy to do my part! Haha

Thanks! I was hoping someone would clarify this for me. It’s so interesting watching animals and trying to understand why they move to different places, hopefully it’ll help me predict where they will be in the future better.

Thanks for the input mate, much appreciated

Hey the blokes having a go. Put up a link to your great content.

@@gw5436 yep, just friendly advice as a viewer. Probably could have been a bit nicer. Apologies.

I kinda agree. Use your natural voice, tell us that you are excited/stoked, some music is fine but also any natural noise/ bird song. Take us where we wish we were... I enjoyed it keep it up!

@@mattytalbot777 thank you for your feedback aswell, this was my first video and first time filming myself doing anything. If you have time, maybe check out some of my newer videos and let me know what you think, I’m still working on getting my audio right but ild love some feedback on some of my newer videos, the sequel to this forest is called “ I came back for the goats and the deer”

Thank you very much! My lever action is a 44 magnum and I love it, the things a hammer. I wouldn’t shoot outside 100 but I usually try to stalk into inside 50, I’ll eventually be using my bow so I’m not really interested in long shots. Good luck in the tradition for deer, my journey objectively is the same, I’ve been targeting deer for around a year but goats are all I’ve been lucky enough to encounter so far which has made a great freezer filler while I pursue the deer.

Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it. Good luck on your hunt! There’s plenty around.

Mate! I literally just got back this afternoon from a hunt with the young fellas and when we were out there I bumped into another hunter for the first time. After that encounter it’ll be orange shirts for the boys, the bloke just cruised past with the window down, didn’t want a bar of any conversation, not even so much as a “where will you be hunting? Let’s stay out of each others way” or anything. Definitely not how I expected my first encounter with another hunter to go. And I see you subscribed to my channel, thank you very much!

@ThePublicScout yeah you just don't know what others are like and there values and respect etc When I use to take my young bloke I made him wear a orange vest

@@ThePublicScout yes subscribed I have my own little channel but don't do hunting videos to many haters out there, I was watching your video with the goats and recognized the area. I'm back working up that way in mid May and have booked into same forest and 1 East of there also holds good goats

@@broadysadventuresdownunder nice mate! I’ll check it out. So far I’m yet to encounter any haters, it’s been a very supportive community but I’m sure it’s only a matter of time till I bump into some. Ahhh nice, I leave some landmarks in them so those who know them know haha best of luck mate I might be hitting up the eastern one around then, there wasn’t anywhere near as much going on in this forest on the trip I just got back from.

Thanks mate! The lever actions are a wonderful thing for goats, I’ve just came back from another hunt where I was able to knock off another 4, could’ve got more but it was already a big pack out. Good luck on your goat hunt, is it public land?

Thank heaps mate! Will do, only two weeks away from my next hunt which is my first rut! Hopefully I’ll finally get onto a deer. Haha yep, that was certainly a typo. Thanks, good pick up.

Thank you very much! I’m using a 44 magnum, this was my first hunt after putting a red dot sight on it and just wow am I thankful that I did!

Well done mate

Thank you very much!

No problem at all, thanks for all the content you guys produce, I love the podcast! Sure is, steep and dry seem to be running themes in my trips so far.

Hey mate, I’m glad to hear you are enjoying them. I’m based in north eastern NSW around Murwillumbah what about yourself?

@ThePublicScout dude I'm literally just down the road in Casino. I'm pretty new to hunting, how about you? Been hunting long?

@@jezavelli982 oh nice, yeah casino is on the way to all the decent hunting spots. I’m pretty new to state forest hunting, I used to live in Victoria and hunted for pest control all my life down there but once I moved up here I didn’t have access to any hunting spots, now that I’ve discovered public land I’m trying to work my way to harvesting enough meat that I don’t have to buy meat anymore, but it’s a long road and a totally different game to how I’ve hunted in my past but I’m loving the challenge! Have you been out to any state forests yet?

@ThePublicScout that's awesome, that is my exact goal to be able to provide a enough meat for the family without having to buy that store bought shit. I've done a couple of trips out. I've been to new foundland (no game, no sign), forestlands (a little bit of sign but not much) and severn where my mate dropped a Billy from about 50m. Would be good to pock your brain and learn few little tricks. Should look at trying to link up for a hunt in the near future

@@jezavelli982 that’s the go! Can’t wait to get some camp meat! Im happy to let you know when I’ll be going somewhere next to share a camp or something, I’m more than happy to share any knowledge I have but when it comes to state forest hunting I’m definitely an amateur. Also it may be a while before I get back out, the lead up till Christmas is pretty intense in the manufacturing world but if I can get some time off I’ll be heading straight out.

I’m using a marlin 1894 lever action 44 magnum, still not sure if it’s the right gun for the job considering the new forests I’ve been hunting. I think something with a big more range would be helpful in some cases, but the dream of running into a mob of goats or pigs is why I chose this rifle.

Thanks mate, gotta put in the effort that they deserve!

Yes, from what I've researched most game will leave rub marks, pig will rub lower than goats, but these were much higher than goats, some were as high as I could reach! Thank you for taking the time to comment.

Hey Kenny, if your like to know the locations of my videos and have access to satellite maps that show exactly where each segment of film are taken, plus a whole lot extra! Head over to my patron I'll have a new forest map coming up soon!

Thanks for the speedy reply. Thanks mate will do

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Yeah it was amazing! Thanks heaps for the advise! I realised I didn't do enough talking on camera when I tried editing, I've never filmed myself before so I was a bit camera shy. I'm over that now so the next one will have a lot more.

@@ThePublicScout you don't come across as Camera shy, were you did speak you did a great Job keep it up its hard work but rewarding

Thank you and your spot on, it's not easy but I love a challenge!